BATES H. E.

The Darling Buds of May [with] A Breath of French Air [with] When the Green Woods Laugh [with] Oh! To Be In England [with] A Little of What You Fancy. THE LARKINS NOVELS COMPLETE IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS

Michael Joseph,, [1958-70]. 5 vols., 8vo., First Edition, some faint offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, one volume with tiny signature on title; cloth (red/blue/green/blue/green respectively), gilt backs, tops lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean set in unclipped, very lightly chafed dustwrapper. Originally conceived by Bates as a trilogy, the Larkins ultimately became a sequence of five novels. Here is the complete series featuring the immortal family whose adventures are rooted firmly in the classic English tradition of bucolic humour. The sequence comprises: The Darling Buds of May (1958); A Breath of French Air (1959); When the Green Woods Laugh (1960); Oh! To be in England (1963); A Little of What you Fancy (1970). The dustwrappers of the first three novels are splendidly illustrated by Broom Lynne; the fourth by John Alcorn; the fifth by Oliver Elms. Selections from the series were televised memorably by the BBC in the 1990s starring David Jason and Catherine Zeta Jones. The first novel, 'The Darling Buds of May', formed the basis of the MGM feature film 'The Mating Game' (1959) directed by George Marshall and starring Debbie Reynolds and Tony Randall. COMPLETE SETS IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS ARE SELDOM OFFERED FOR SALE. Eads, A86a (1958), A87a (1959), A90a (1960), A97a (1963) and A108a (1970) respectively.

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BATES H. E.

The Day of the Tortoise. Illustrated by Peter Farmer. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Michael Joseph,, [1961]. 8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette and numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text; green cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Eads, A92.

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BATES] [H. E.

The Day of the Tortoise [in 'Argosy' magazine. Vol. XXI. No. 9. September 1960.].. FIRST PUBLICATION

Fleetway Publications,, 1960. Sm. 8vo., with numerous illustrations in the text; original printed wrappers, text margins lightly browned else a very good, bright, clean copy. FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOVELLA, with an illustration by Mary Dinsdale. It appeared in book form in the following year. VERY SCARCE. Eads, B258.1

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BATES H. E.

The Distant Horns of Summer. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Michael Joseph,, [1967]. 8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter very lightly chafed at extremities. With striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Broome Lynne. Eads, A103.

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BATES H. E.

The Face of England. With Photographs by A.F. Kersting. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

Batsford,, [1952]. 4to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and 39 coloured plates, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; red cloth, gilt back, red top, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Eads A75.

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BATES H. E.

Fair Stood the Wind for France. IN FULL MOROCCO

Michael Joseph,, [1944]. 8vo. First Edition; handsomely bound in full dark green crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, in custom-made-slip-case, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Arguably the finest British novel to emerge from WWII. Eads A51a.

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BATES H. E.

The Fallow Land. IN FULL MOROCCO

Jonathan Cape,, [1932]. 8vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Of the first edition 2500 copies were printed. An elegant copy of this early Bates novel. Eads, A17.

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BATES H. E.

Fawley Achievement. Illustrated by Roy Coombs. IN SOLANDER CASE

Esso Petroleum Company,, 1951. 4to., First Edition, with 12 tinted illustrations (8 full-page) and a double-page plan in the text; original red wrappers printed in yellow, wire-stitched as issued, backstrip very lightly rubbed at extreme head and tail else a very good, bright, clean copy housed in a customer-made solander case. Sold from an institution with small press-mark and label scar on front free endpaper. The wrappers have been neatly laminated. A near fine copy of the wire-stitched booklet 'UK Petroleum Industry Statistics relating to Consumption and Refinery Production 1956 and 1957' is loosely inserted. Arguably the scarcest of all Bates' work, this charmingly illustrated booklet commemorates the opening on 14 September 1951 of the Esso Refinery at Fawley in Hampshire. 'It is intended as a tribute to the vision, skill and energy of all those who helped to plan and build it' (Eads). A fresh, clean copy now safely preserved for the future. Rare. Eads, A73

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BATES H. E.

The Feast of July. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Michael Joseph,, [1954]. 8vo., First Edition; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly browned at backstrip and edge of rear panel. Eads, A80.

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The Feast of July. BRIGHT READING COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

Michael Joseph,, [1954]. 8vo., First Edition; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with tears and loss, and moderately browned on (predominantly white) rear panel. Eads, A80.

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BATES H. E.

The Golden Oriole. Five Novellas. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Michael Joseph,, [1962]. 8vo., First Edition, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; terracotta cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one tiny scuff at centre of backstrip. With striking dustwrapper artwork by Charles Gorham. Eads, A94a.

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BATES H. E.

The Hessian Prisoner. Being No. 2 of the Furnival Books. With a Line Drawing by John Austen and a Foreword by Edward Garnett.

William Jackson,, 1930. Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece by Austen; original buckram gilt, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, backstrip very lightly faded else a very good, bright, clean copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 550 COPIES (500 FOR SALE) NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (THIS COPY NO.447). Eads, A10.

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BATES H. E.

A House of Women. AUTHOR'S SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY

Jonathan Cape,, [1936]. 8vo., First Edition; original green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in darker green, a very good, bright, clean copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO IVAN F B PARKER WITH THE FORMER'S SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. 2,000 copies were printed. Eads, A26a.

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In the Heart of the Country. Illustrated by C. F. Tunnicliffe. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Country Life,, [1942]. 8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, 14 fine full-page scraperboard illustrations and numerous smaller drawings in the text, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper, some faint offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Bright, crisp copy of one of the finest Bates/Tunnicliffe collaborations. VERY SCARCE INDEED IN THIS CONDITION. Eads A42.

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The Jacaranda Tree. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Michael Joseph,, [1949]. 8vo., First Edition; blue tweed cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, blue top, small fade-marks at head and tail of backstrip, a bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter frayed and creased at edges and with small loss at (affecting lettering) at head of backstrip. The dustwrapper was designed by A.E. Barlow. Eads, A61a.

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